Goaltending, special teams and line chemistry have helped the Detroit Red Wings work their way out of a slump.

They take a four-game point streak up against the Florida Panthers on Thursday at Joe Louis Arena (7:30 p.m., FSD), having put together a 3-0-1 stretch after a four-game losing streak. Goalie Petr Mrazek has had two terrific starts, the power play and penalty killing were outstanding in the last game, and overall play has been better.

“We’ve had, for the most part, a real good compete level,” coach Jeff Blashill said today. “And you have no chance of winning if you don’t have a real good compete level. We’ve continued to not give up lots of chances, not giving easy opportunities up.

“We’re making progress in our forecheck game, which will, hopefully, give us some more O-zone time.”

One of the most encouraging developments from Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Dallas and Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss to Montreal was that Mrazek looked like he has regained his form after four straight starts in which he surrendered four goals.

“When he is playing his best hockey, the puck sticks to him well,” Blashill said. “He also had a high, high compete level around the net, where he just seemed like there was no way the puck was going in unless it was a backdoor play. He certainly looked like he was on top of his game.”

During the past four games, the Wings have gotten offense from every line, reflecting combinations that are clicking even as two of the fastest forwards, Andreas Athanasiou and Darren Helm, are injured. Anthony Mantha has looked at home with Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar. Same with Frans Nielsen with Justin Abdelkader and Luke Glendening. And the return of Thomas Vanek has created a dangerous third line with Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist. On Tuesday, Tomas Jurco added skill to a fourth line with Steve Ott and Riley Sheahan.

“I really like our line setup right now,” Blashill said. “We have four lines that can be dangerous. Sheahan’s line helped change momentum in the first period to help us push back (Tuesday). Zetterberg has been our best forward throughout. So now with Mantha and Tats, there is good chemistry there. The Nielsen line is a north-south line, they all want to play the same way, so it breeds into identity.

“The Larkin line, with Nyqie and Vanek, those guys want to play a little more creatively, so it seems to build well there, as well. I’ve been real happy with the lines.”

Tatar did not practice today, nor did defenseman Niklas Kronwall. But Blashill expects both to play against the Panthers.